Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 16.7% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Uganda instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.93
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.63
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.55
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.05
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.80
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,151.02
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.83
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 20.5% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.18
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,326.44
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,225.48
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.49
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 19.6% more for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.43
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,972.61
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 6.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.10
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.14
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.85
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.65
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.09
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.05
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.35
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC742.10
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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